303 p. ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-298) and index

Judaism and Jewish practice -- Are there Jewish denominations? -- What is Hasidic Judaism? -- What is the oral law? -- What is the Tanakh? -- What exactly is meant by the term Torah? -- What is the masoretic text? -- What are the Holy Books of Judaism? -- What are the main differences between Judaism and Christianity? -- What do Jewish people think about Jesus? -- Do the Jewish people expect a literal Messiah? -- Do Jews refer to God by the name of Jehovah? -- What is meant by the term kosher? -- Why do traditional Jews have separate dishes in their kitchens for meat products -- And dairy products? -- Why do traditional Jews light candles at the beginning of the Sabbath? -- Why don't traditional Jews drive on the Sabbath? -- Why do traditional Jewish men wear a skullcap (called Yarmulke or, in Hebrew, Kippah) ? -- Why do traditional Jewish women wear wigs (or even shave their heads)? -- Why do some Jewish men grow long side curls? -- Why do some Jewish men wear white fringes outside of their shirts? -- Why do traditional Jewish men pray with black boxes (called phylacteries or, in Hebrew, tefillin) on their heads and arms? -- What are the little boxes (Mezuzahs) on the doorways of Orthodox Jewish homes? -- Why do some religious Jewish men wear long black coats? -- Why do traditional Jews claim that Jewish descent is matrilineal (i.e., coming through the mother) rather than patrilineal (i.e., coming through the father)? -- Are there really 613 commandments in the Torah? -- What are the seven laws of Noah? -- The Jewish people and Jewish history -- What is the origin of the term Jew, and can Jews today really trace their lineage back to the Jewish people of the Bible? -- What are the ten lost tribes of Israel? -- Are the Samaritans really Jews? -- Who are the Karaites? -- Why have Jewish people been so hated and persecuted through the centuries? -- Do contemporary Jews want to rebuild the temple? -- Has there been a continuous presence of Jews in the land of Israel for the last 2,000 years? -- Should all Jews move back to Israel? -- Are the Palestinians descendants of the ancient Canaanites? -- In the Bible, is the fig tree a prophetic symbol for Israel? -- Rabbi Yeshua and the Jewish background to the New Testament -- Was Jesus really a Rabbi? -- Did Jesus follow the oral law? -- What is the original Hebrew name for Jesus? and is it true that the name Jesus (Greek zeus) is really a pagan corruption of the name Zeus? -- What language did Jesus and the apostles speak? -- Was the New Testament originally written in Hebrew? -- Was the New Testament originally written in Aramaic? -- What are some examples of the Jewish background to the New Testament? -- What does it mean to "restore the Jewish roots" of the Christian faith? -- Was Paul really an educated Jew who knew the Hebrew language well? -- Did the Jews really kill Jesus? -- Contemporary Christians, the law of Moses, and the state of Israel -- Did Jesus abolish the law? -- Did Paul abolish the law? -- Should Christians keep the law? -- Should Christians observe the Sabbath on Saturday? -- Should Christians adhere to the dietary laws? -- Should Christians observe the biblical, Jewish holidays? -- What is the difference between Passover and Easter? -- Are Gentile Christians spiritual Jews? -- What is the "two house theory"? -- What is the difference between a Messianic Jew and a Hebrew Christian? -- Are Messianic Jewish leaders really rabbis? -- Is it good for Christians to attend Jewish synagogues? -- Should Christians unconditionally support the nation of Israel? -- What did Paul mean when he said that "all Israel will be saved"? -- Did God make a special way for Jews to be saved without believing in Jesus?

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